EFNI – Europejskie Forum Nowych Idei

Sopot, 14-16 October 2026

One of the most prestigious business events in Poland - a space for dialogue on global trends, new ideas, and the future of Europe.

October 14–16, 2026 — Sopot, Radisson Blu Hotel

editions so far

attendees

panellists

Panelists

Donald Tusk

Prime Minister of Poland

Paulina Henning-Kloska

Minister of Climate and Environment

Katarzyna Bilewska

Professor, Partner, BLSK Law Firm

Marcin Bosacki

State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Andrzej Buła

MEP, EPP

Janusz Cichoń

Member of Parliament, Chair of the Public Finance Committee, Sejm of the Republic of Poland

Filip Czernicki

CEO, Central Transport Hub Company, Port Polska

Jacek Dubois

Attorney, vice-chairman of the State Tribunal

Zygmunt Frankiewicz

Chair of the Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, Member of the Committee on Budget and Public Finance, Senate of the Republic of Poland

Mariusz Frankowski

Provincial Governor, Mazovia Provincial Office

Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram

Co-founder and Board Member, Free Courts Foundation

Andrzej Grzyb

Member of Parliament, Chair of the National Defense Committee, Sejm of the Republic of Poland

Krzysztof Hetman

MEP, former Minister for Development and Technology

Dariusz Joński

EEP, EPL

Kerstin Jorna

Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs

Ewa Monika Kaliszuk

Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland

Janusz Lewandowski

MEP, EPP

Katarzyna Anna Lubnauer

Member of Parliament, Secretary of State, Sejm of the Republic of Poland

Elżbieta Łukacjewska

MEP, EPP

Agnieszka Majewska

Ombudsman for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Erwan Marteil

Head of Unit ECHO.B3 – Capacity Building for Prevention and Preparedness, European Commission

Maciej Nowicki

President of the Board, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Normunds Popens

Deputy Director-General for Education, Youth, Sports, and Culture

Radosław Stępień

Chairman of the Board, Polska Grupa Lotnicza S.A.

Bogdan AndrzejZdrojewski

Member of the European Parliament

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What is the European Forum for New Ideas

The European Forum for New Ideas is one of the largest conferences in this part of the continent, dedicated to global trends, new ideas and the future of Europe.

Business representatives, charismatic speakers, leaders and policy-makers as well as authorities from the world of culture and science discuss the most important challenges for business and societies in a changing world, global trends and the future shape of the European Union during dozens of events, panel discussions, open meetings, counterpoints or night owl discussions.

Every year, the Forum gathers over a thousand participants – representatives of the world of business, science, culture and administration, Polish and European alike.

The European Forum for New Ideas has been organised since 2011 by the Polish Confederation Lewiatan in cooperation with BusinessEurope and the city of Sopot.